Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same 75-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 9 am and 43% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	SMF	PHX	1h 55m	85%	0.6%	1,495	Flying now
Southwest	SMF	PHX	1h 55m	80%	0.5%	2,135	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Phoenix on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	SMF 05:20 → PDX 06:50WN 4099	2h 25m Portland	PDX 09:15 → PHX 11:50WN 3207	6h 30m	100%	97%
Southwest Details →	SMF 06:40 → BUR 07:55WN 4909	4h 00m Burbank	BUR 11:55 → PHX 13:30WN 816	6h 50m	100%	91%
United Details →	SMF 10:13 → LAX 12:05UA 5220 · flown by SkyWest	1h 00m Los Angeles	LAX 13:05 → PHX 14:42UA 5548 · flown by SkyWest	4h 29m	100%	89%
Southwest Details →	SMF 06:10 → SNA 07:35WN 3829	1h 00m Santa Ana	SNA 08:35 → PHX 09:50WN 3290	3h 40m	94%	88%
Southwest Details →	SMF 09:10 → ONT 10:30WN 3805	2h 15m Ontario	ONT 12:45 → PHX 14:00WN 3062	4h 50m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	SMF 06:20 → LGB 07:50WN 3794	2h 15m Long Beach	LGB 10:05 → PHX 11:25WN 2492	5h 05m	100%	88%
Southwest Details →	SMF 05:25 → LAS 06:50WN 3784	1h 05m Las Vegas	LAS 07:55 → PHX 09:15WN 209	3h 50m	96%	87%
Delta Details →	SMF 18:55 → LAX 20:40DL 3712 · flown by SkyWest	1h 55m Los Angeles	LAX 22:35 → PHX 00:10 +1DL 3827 · flown by SkyWest	5h 15m	97%	86%
Tight connection: often missed
Southwest Details →	SMF 14:50 → SNA 16:20WN 3832	55m Santa Ana	SNA 17:15 → PHX 18:35WN 4514	3h 45m	71%	37%
American Details →	SMF 14:55 → DFW 20:28AA 2634	1h 01m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 21:29 → PHX 22:06AA 3239	7h 12m	64%	36%
Alaska Details →	SMF 17:08 → SEA 19:07AS 683	48m Seattle	SEA 19:55 → PHX 22:53AS 632	5h 45m	35%	25%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

LAS · 1h 05m · leaves 05:25 4%

SLC · 55m · leaves 08:05 5%

LAX · 1h 19m · leaves 07:00 5%

Afternoon and evening

SAN · 1h 20m · leaves 14:20 26%

DFW · 1h 01m · leaves 14:55 36%

SFO · 1h 11m · leaves 19:03 43%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 3755 SMF 11:26 → LAX United UA 5457 LAX 16:22 → PHX Connection details →	3h 19m	6h 33m	100%	98%
Southwest WN 2178 SMF 06:15 → LAS American AA 2004 LAS 09:56 → PHX Connection details →	2h 16m	4h 53m	100%	92%
Southwest WN 2189 SMF 07:50 → PSP American AA 2330 PSP 12:55 → PHX Connection details →	3h 35m	6h 19m	100%	91%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON